Blackadder the Third (TV Series)

Dish and Dishonesty (1987)

Vincent Hanna: Mr. Vincent Hanna, his own great great great grandfather

Quotes 

• Vincent Hanna : Master William Pitt, the Even Younger, are you disappointed?

  Pitt the Even Younger : Yes I'm horrified. I smeared my opponents, bribed the press to be on my side, and threatened to torture the electorate if we lost. I fail to see what a more decent politician would have done.

• Ivor Biggun : We're for the compulsory serving of asparagus at breakfast, free corsets for the under-5s and the abolition of slavery.

  Vincent Hanna, His Own Great Great Great Grandfather : I'm sure many moderate people would respect your stand on asparagus, but what about all this extremist nonsense about abolishing slavery?

  Ivor Biggun : Oh, that! We just put that in for a joke! See you next year!

• Vincent Hanna : Well can you at least tell me one thing. What does the 'S' in his name stand for?

  Blackadder : Sod off.

  Vincent Hanna : Well. I guess it's none of my business really.